Chapter 64: Pioneer Success, Aeons Gather
In just three short seconds, the Stellar Train had already arrived in another stretch of starry sky, precisely at the location where Meng Huaifeng and the Stellar Train collided two years ago.
The instant the wormhole opened, the time flows of the two worlds began to merge, and when the wormhole closes, they will separate again.
However, the Train Crew has no intention of letting it separate again.
Three seconds passed, the wormhole began to contract, and the brilliant Silver Rail shining with the glory of pioneering propped open the wormhole, preventing it from closing.
After passing through the wormhole, the Stellar Train immediately began to decelerate. Before it could come to a steady stop, Himeko had already grabbed her briefcase and rushed out of the Train, flying toward the wormhole in the vacuum.
The briefcase opened, and Himeko began assembling the wormhole stabilization device she had developed.
The device was a nearly completed semi-finished product that had been assembled long ago, needing only the final few steps, so in just over ten seconds, Himeko had fully assembled it.
The wormhole stabilization device activated, and a wave of blue-purple energy flashed out, lasting a full half minute before gradually fading.
“Success!”
Himeko excitedly clenched her fist; the wormhole was no longer shrinking but stably existing in the vacuum.
“Weng!”
At the instant of Himeko’s success, the entire Universe’s Silver Rail network fully manifested, as if celebrating the pioneering of the new world and proclaiming it to the entire cosmos.
Every member of the Train Crew had taken a huge step forward on the path of Pioneer; Meng Huaifeng was no longer inferior to Stelle who had just awakened at the Herta Space Station.
Fu Li of Memory emerged in the Universe, leaving behind a Light Cone before slowly disappearing.
Harsh laughter echoed in the vacuum, and a series of masks circled the Train and the wormhole a few times before vanishing.
The machine’s crimson Light illuminated the Train, calculating the impact of the new variable on the Universe, quickly reaching a conclusion and preventing Kaka Mu’s possible actions.
Kaka Mu had acted several times before because those geniuses’ research was too dangerous, likely threatening the Universe and hastening the end, but while the Train Crew’s pioneering was equally uncontrollable, it was overall beneficial to the Universe, so Kaka Mu would not act against the Train Crew.
Although the other Aeons had not appeared, their Destinies had already extended toward the new world; in the short term, the Douluo Universe would receive special attention from most Aeons.
Himeko reached out and caught the Light Cone left by Memory; the pattern on the Light Cone depicted the Stellar Train passing through the wormhole, recording the Stellar Train’s repioneering of the new world.
“Buzz buzz~”
Himeko’s mobile phone began vibrating wildly, with countless messages sent to her; Welt also suffered the same barrage of information.
『Peerless in the World: What did you do? Why did the entire Universe’s Silver Rail go berserk? Don’t tell me Acheron has been revived.』
『Name Withheld: Miss Himeko, has the Train Crew accomplished another exciting feat? That’s truly amazing.』
『Screwllum: Miss Himeko, I offer you sincere greetings. The progress of life stems from Curiosity, and the same holds for inorganic beings. Might you indulge my trivial Curiosity about what just happened?』
『Interstellar Peace Corporation: Train Navigator Miss Himeko, what just happened to cause such a huge commotion?』
……
Himeko rubbed her forehead with a slight headache and sent a group message.
『Galaxy Traveler: Sorry, there are too many inquiries, I can’t reply to each one. I’ll contact the Interstellar Peace Broadcast Station later to explain what just happened.』
Himeko added concealment facilities and protective measures to the wormhole stabilization device before returning to the Stellar Train.
As soon as she entered the Train Car, she heard March 7th exclaim in awe: “Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen so many Aeons appear at once. By the way, does that make me a Pathfinder of multiple Destinies now? Why don’t I feel anything?”
“An Aeon’s glance and an Aeon’s manifestation aren’t the same thing, right? Otherwise, we should all have walked the paths of Knowledge, Memory, and Bliss.” Meng Huaifeng said.
“Indeed, an Aeon’s glance occurs in the higher-dimensional interstices of Destinies. It’s because your Ideology briefly aligned with a certain Destiny, temporarily elevating your spirit to the Destiny interstices, thereby drawing the attention of the corresponding Aeon. An Aeon manifesting their true form in the Universe is rare but not unheard of, and normally, it doesn’t cause one to embark on a Destiny.” Welt said.
“Oh, what a letdown then.” March 7th said disappointedly.
Seeing Himeko return, Meng Huaifeng asked: “Sis Himeko, what do we do next?”
“Next?” Himeko sighed: “It’s not a good idea for the Train to just drift here. We’ll head to the next stop first, then wait for representatives from various factions to arrive for negotiations.”
“Negotiations? Negotiate what?” Meng Huaifeng asked puzzled.
“Since we’ve connected the two worlds, major factions, especially the Interstellar Peace Corporation, won’t miss out on pioneering a new market. We must guard the gate for the new world, sign agreements with them, and only then open the new world’s Silver Rail to them.” Himeko said.
“With those factions’ methods, if we don’t intervene and let them do as they please, who knows how many horrific, unbearable events will occur.” Welt said gravely.
“Will signing agreements actually work?” Meng Huaifeng asked, frowning.
“It works, but it doesn’t. It mainly depends on whether we have the means to restrain the various factions.” Himeko said.
“Restrain the various factions? Us against the Interstellar Peace Corporation? For real?” March 7th’s eyes widened; the Interstellar Peace Corporation had several Envoys, after all.
“Little March, don’t be scared. The means I’m talking about aren’t military force. If they truly violate the agreement, we’ll prohibit their usage rights to the new world’s Silver Rail. Without the Silver Rail, they can’t Warp Jump, and their voyages in the Universe will take decades, centuries, or even millennia. With such a long time, pioneering markets becomes impossible.” Himeko said.
“We can control who gets to use the Silver Rail?” Stelle asked excitedly, thinking of a great money-making idea.
“Of course, otherwise, do you think the Train Crew enjoys such prestige in every world and is treated as honored guests solely because of the illustrious reputation left by our Seniors? It’s because we control the lifeblood of the entire Universe.” Himeko said with some pride.
“The reason major factions don’t dare openly oppress native planets is also due to the Train Crew’s deterrence, fearing we’ll revoke their Silver Rail usage rights.” Welt added.
“Huh? But I heard that the head of that Market Development Department—what’s his name?—is utterly unscrupulous. He’s carried out multiple massacres of Natives and even destroyed several planets just for a rare mineral.” March 7th said puzzled.
“There’s such a thing? Revoke the Interstellar Peace Corporation’s Silver Rail usage rights.” Stelle angrily slapped the table and shouted.
